Adjusting the Copy Exposure

Article ID: ART154419 | Date published: 06/09/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

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Adjusting the Copy Exposure

Solution

Adjusting the Copy Exposure

Auto Exposure
Manual Exposure
Photo
Toner Saver

Automatic Exposure Control

The copy exposure is preset to AE (Automatic Exposure Control). The copier automatically adjusts the copy exposure to the appropriate level for each original.

  1. Press the <Exposure Mode Select> key until the [Auto Exposure] lights.
    Each press of the <Exposure Mode Select> key lights the Exposure Mode indicator in the following order:





  2. Adjust the copy exposure level by sliding the <Exposure Adjustment> lever.
    To make darker copies, move the lever to the right. (Useful for copying light originals, such as documents written in pencil)

    To make lighter copies, move the lever to the left. (Useful for copying originals with dark background, such as newspapers)

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Manual Exposure Control

This mode allows you to manually select the desired exposure by moving the <Exposure Adjustment> lever.

  1. Press the <Exposure Mode Select> key until the [Manual Exposure] lights.



  2. Adjust the copy exposure level by sliding the <Exposure Adjustment> lever.
    To make darker copies, move the lever to the right. (Useful for copying light originals, such as documents written in pencil)

    To make lighter copies, move the lever to the left. (Useful for copying originals with dark background, such as newspapers)
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Photo Mode (Use to Copy Photos)

This mode enables you to reproduce photos or other types of originals with halftones to achieve better copy quality.

  1. Press the <Exposure Mode Select> key until the [Photo] lights.



  2. Adjust the copy exposure level by sliding the <Exposure Adjustment> lever.
    To make darker copies, move the lever to the right.

    To make lighter copies, move the lever to the left.

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Toner Saver Mode (Copying to Reduce Toner Consumption)

This mode allows you to make copies at a lower than normal exposure to save toner (approx. 20%).

  1. Press the <Exposure Mode Select> key until the [Toner Saver] lights.



  2. Adjust the copy exposure level by sliding the <Exposure Adjustment> lever.
    To make darker copies, move the lever to the right.

    To make lighter copies, move the lever to the left.


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